English
comedic
Comedic comes from Middle French comedie ‘comedy’, from Ancient Greek ἀοιδός ‘singer, minstrel, bard’, and ultimately from Proto-Hellenic *awéidō ‘to sing’.
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*awéidō‘to sing’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEᾰ̓είδωăeídō‘to sing, chant, praise’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀοιδόςaoidós‘singer, minstrel, bard’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEκωμῳδῐ́ᾱkōmōidĭ́ā‘comedy’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcōmoedia‘a comedy (play)’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600comedie‘comedy’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- English1500–presentcomedy
- Englishtodaycomedic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*awéidō‘to sing’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEᾰ̓είδωăeídō‘to sing, chant, praise’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀοιδόςaoidós‘singer, minstrel, bard’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEκωμῳδῐ́ᾱkōmōidĭ́ā‘comedy’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcōmoedia‘a comedy (play)’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600comedie‘comedy’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- English1500–presentcomedy
- Englishtodaycomedic
A compound of comedy + -ic
Proto-Hellenic *awéidō ‘to sing’
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Ancient Greek κωμῳδία ‘comedy’
Latin cōmoedia ‘a comedy’
Middle French comedie
Middle English comedie
English comedy
Linked words
through Ancient Greek ᾰ̓είδω ‘to sing, chant, praise’
Today it means
adj Relating to comedy.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Hellenic *awéidō / comedic